Adelaide Zoo has confirmed it has euthanised its only pair of African lions after one suffered a medical episode and welfare concerns were raised for the other.
Adelaide Zoo has taken to social media to post a"sad" update about its African lions after a medical episode was reported over the weekend.
Amani was euthanised not long after"as the negative welfare and aspects of her life without Mujambi were determined to outweigh any positives of remaining alone". "As well as the complex ethics surrounding euthanasia, and Zoos SA's commitment to ensuring the best welfare outcome for animals in our care, we also have to consider species-specific behaviour.
Mujambi arrived at the zoo in 2007 after being born at Mogo Zoo two years earlier, while Amani moved in in 2002 after being born at Auckland Zoo a year earlier.
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